In prison, he met Rustichello da Pisa, a writer who convinced him to write about his adventures. The resulting book was titled "Il Milione" ("The Travels of Marco Polo" in its English translation ...

Explorer Marco Polo is assigned to accompany two priests ... where he is received at the court of Kublai Khan as an envoy. Accompanied by his faithful servant Pedro, Marco spends 20 years in ...

Venetian explorer, merchant, and writer Marco Polo died 700 years ago, in the year 1324. In his travels, which started at the age of 17 and lasted over 20 years, he touched upon numerous cities ...